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Isolation of Fidelity Variants of RNA Viruses and Characterization of Virus Mutation Frequency
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Isolation of Fidelity Variants of RNA Viruses and Characterization of Virus Mutation Frequency
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18:10 min

June 16, 2011

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:54Determining Mutagen Toxicity for Cells
  • 03:01Determining Mutagen Concentrations that Optimally Reduce Virus Titers
  • 04:56Isolation and Identification of Mutagen Resistant Variants
  • 06:41Confirming the Resistance Phenotype
  • 08:32Checking Replication Rates and Measuring Mutation Frequencies
  • 10:40Sequence Analysis
  • 12:34Representative Results
  • 17:27Conclusion

Summary

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The present article describes the steps required to isolate and characterize RNA polymerase fidelity variants of RNA viruses and how to use mutation frequency data to confirm fidelity changes in tissue culture.

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